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ÖFSE was founded in the legal form of a foundation under public law in 1967. The foundation was established with the goal in mind to offer an information, documentation and research centre for issues concerning development policy and development...
The University of Vienna aims at strengthening its position in interdisciplinary and internationally visible fields of research that are not only eligible for funding but also relevant to society and in which it is rooted through the achievements of...
This page was created with the purpose of linking the materials available on the socialprotection.org platform related to the government work of Austria. The page does not represent an official communication channel of the country.
The Third ISA Forum will be convened in Vienna, Austria, 10-14 July 2016 on the theme “The Futures We Want: Global Sociology and the Struggles for a Better World.” This theme encourages a forward-orientation in empirical, theoretical, and normative...
Organiser: International Sociological Association, Research Committee on Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy RC19 of the International Sociological Association, ISA
Integrated social services – one-stop-shops for several social services such as training, social work, care services – can improve the effectiveness and efficiency as duplication and gaps are avoided, information and knowledge sharing is facilitated,...
Institutions and agencies involved: European Commission
This paper studies eight countries in which the regulation of unemployment benefits and related benefits and the concomitant activation of unemployed individuals has a multitiered architecture. It assesses their experiences and tries to understand...
Institutions and agencies involved: Centre for European Policy Studies, CEPS
The portability of social benefits is gaining importance given the increasing share of individuals working at least a part of their life outside their home country. Bilateral social security agreements (BSSAs) are considered a crucial approach to...
Institutions and agencies involved: World Bank Group
This policy paper summarizes four corridor studies on bilateral social security agreements (BSSAs) between four European Union (EU) member and two non-member states, draws conclusions on their results, and offers recommendations. BSSAs between migrant-...
Institutions and agencies involved: World Bank Group
The paper examines severance pay programs around the world by providing the first ever overview of existing programs, examining their historic development, assessing their economic rationale and describing current reform attempts. While a significant...
Institutions and agencies involved: World Bank Group, Institute of Labor Economics, IZA